Differences between Texas Dental Schools

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catoshiro said:
Honestly, wouldn't really have a good idea where to start. All of the dentists I've shadowed say pick closest to home, the schools are pretty much on par in terms of making you a competent dentist. So that would be Houston if I get blessed with one, but it's also the most expensive cost of attendance. So idk if an extra $45k +interest worth of moral support is smart. Although, I still think their facility is better than SA's despite the new clinic building. Meh. I just hope I even get one to bite.
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Where'd you get the $45k difference?

Total COA at Houston, San Antonio, Baylor is roughly: 224, 222, 202.
Total tuition and fees at Houston, San Antonio, Baylor are roughly: 109, 100, 102.
 
hmmm at Pierpont's financial presentation I wrote down $242,213 w/ living expenses for entry year 2016, so more like $40k I guess. Man, I could've flipped that 2 for 4 though. I wish they gave us handouts for that part.
 
catoshiro said:
hmmm at Pierpont's financial presentation I wrote down $242,213 w/ living expenses for entry year 2016, so more like $40k I guess. Man, I could've flipped that 2 for 4 though. I wish they gave us handouts for that part.
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Haha I just went looking for the financial aid packet from UTSD... nothing, just Baylor and SA. Luckily the UTSD website has the breakdown.
 
I personally won't be reapplying til this coming spring but it would be awesome to meet you great folks during interviews and whatnot.
 
EasTexan said:
Haha I just went looking for the financial aid packet from UTSD... nothing, just Baylor and SA. Luckily the UTSD website has the breakdown.
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Haha yea after my interviews I filed them according to finances, curriculum, student orgs, etc. so I have a better idea of the differences between each school. I just remembered looking at ~200k vs ~245k, but like I said, I might have written down the wrong number. Figured tuition for Houston is around 125-130k and add another 100k for living is closer to your estimate. Of course this won't even really matter if I don't get to pick.

DentalLonghorn2014 said:
I personally won't be reapplying til this coming spring but it would be awesome to meet you great folks during interviews and whatnot.
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Me too fellow Longhorn! Although I hope we won't be competing for the same spots😛
 
catoshiro said:
Haha yea after my interviews I filed them according to finances, curriculum, student orgs, etc. so I have a better idea of the differences between each school. I just remembered looking at ~200k vs ~245k, but like I said, I might have written down the wrong number. Figured tuition for Houston is around 125-130k and add another 100k for living is closer to your estimate. Of course this won't even really matter if I don't get to pick.



Me too fellow Longhorn! Although I hope we won't be competing for the same spots😛
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Haha hopefully not my friend!
 
I'm going to which ever school accepts me. No matter which one it is. They are all amazing school that I feel will prepare us without costing us half a million bucks.
 
Jbrowndds said:
I'm going to which ever school accepts me. No matter which one it is. They are all amazing school that I feel will prepare us without costing us half a million bucks.
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Same. God Bless Texas.
 
From the information the school gave me from the interviews
Baylor- 202,173
UTHSCSA-223,000
Houston- 242,000
With living expenses.
I think its kind of odd because for baylor they have the living expenses as...
year 1-24,786
year 2-27,951
year 3-27,111
year 4-29,092
I don't know why there is such a big diffrence in living costs between D1 and D4.
 
Advance said:
From the information the school gave me from the interviews
Baylor- 202,173
UTHSCSA-223,000
Houston- 442,000
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haha easy mistake! don't worry I did it too. But yes I didn't catch that increase in the living expenses..
 
Advance said:
From the information the school gave me from the interviews
Baylor- 202,173
UTHSCSA-223,000
Houston- 242,000
With living expenses.
I think its kind of odd because for baylor they have the living expenses as...
year 1-24,786
year 2-27,951
year 3-27,111
year 4-29,092
I don't know why there is such a big diffrence in living costs between D1 and D4.
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So there is a 45k difference like @catoshiro said earlier...
 
Advance said:
From the information the school gave me from the interviews
Baylor- 202,173
UTHSCSA-223,000
Houston- 242,000
With living expenses.
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Well now the wife and I are thoroughly confused... two people now that have quoted 242k, but based on their COA handout it adds up to 224, including the $25k/yr living expenses (20k in D4).

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https://www.uth.edu/dotAsset/66374273-c9ef-4bd6-86b7-3de0edca0a5d.pdf

Regardless, the actual tuition and fees of the 3 schools are very close to the same, from there COA will vary widely by person.

EDIT: Nevermind. As catoshiro pointed out below, this is EY2015, EY 2016 has a $10k tuition increase not shown here.
 
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EasTexan said:
Well now the wife and I are thoroughly confused... two people now that have quoted 242k, but based on their COA handout it adds up to 224, including the $25k/yr living expenses (20k in D4).

oU8pORx.jpg

https://www.uth.edu/dotAsset/66374273-c9ef-4bd6-86b7-3de0edca0a5d.pdf

Regardless, the actual tuition and fees of the 3 schools are very close to the same, from there COA will vary widely by person.
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Yeah they told us 242k during the interview session. The big thing is the living cost. As long as we live frugally the overall cost can go way down.
 
Well here's the exact number for estimated tuition and fees for entry year 2016-2017. I remember Dr. P saying they increased tuition. It is now $138,802 for incoming students. I think that table says tuition and fees is around $128k. Makes sense because it's for EY 2015.

So $93,233 for Baylor, and $114,552 for SA to compare just tuition and fees. Living expenses is variable so COA can be higher or lower between students at different schools.
 
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catoshiro said:
Well here's the exact number for estimated tuition and fees for entry year 2016-2017. I remember Dr. P saying they increased tuition. It is now $138,802 for incoming students. I think that table says tuition and fees is around $128k. Makes sense because it's for EY 2015.
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A 10k increase in one year?!😱 That's crazy.
 
Advance said:
A 10k increase in one year?!😱 That's crazy.
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I guess; I thought I heard him say 5% increase but it's a little more than that. So yea, idk. Only estimates though, maybe a rich benefactor like the UT Houston Med school guy will come out and save people who get accepted and go to Houston lol.
 
Advance said:
A 10k increase in one year?!😱 That's crazy.
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I remember him saying something about there being a freeze on tuition increases after the 10K jump this year, so that we wouldn't have to worry about it increasing. Not sure how air tight that is though...
 
catoshiro said:
Well here's the exact number for estimated tuition and fees for entry year 2016-2017. I remember Dr. P saying they increased tuition. It is now $138,802 for incoming students. I think that table says tuition and fees is around $128k. Makes sense because it's for EY 2015.

So $93,233 for Baylor, and $114,552 for SA to compare just tuition and fees. Living expenses is variable so COA can be higher or lower between students at different schools.
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Ahhhh there we go, mystery solved!

Still numero uno on our list. 😀
 
strep mutans said:
I remember him saying something about there being a freeze on tuition increases after the 10K jump this year, so that we wouldn't have to worry about it increasing. Not sure how air tight that is though...
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I know right? Must be some sort of clause somewhere if you accept the offer. Tuition rates freeze for EY 2016 for your four years but could increase again the next year for EY 2017. So you could be paying less for your D1 than the class after you. At least that was my understanding.
 
This is a very ignorant question but why does tuition rise? Lack of funds? Increased costs of supplies?
 
New tech. They were saying at Houston only 15% of the cost to run the school yearly is from tuition. The rest from endowments and gifts and subsidies(?).
 
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